Trouble with broccoli

[Peinem]

Is it me, or is broccoli difficult to grow? Granted this is my first garden containing tomatoes, yellow squash, lettuce, cucumber, green beans, and a few spices. Brocoli grew very slow and eventually bugs chomped all the leaves, so they are all gone. Haven't touched my other plants, just the broccoli. Sign

 

[Jed]

Depending on your climate Broccoli prefer a mild summer and best to plant late summer early autumn. They are heavy feeders so composting up is a good idea but not to much nitrogen as they have a tendency to bolt. Sulphate of potash is good for flowering and strengthening up the plants.

 

[headfullofbees]

Probably lost them to caterpillars.
I net mine.

 

[limcid]

I've just started growing three broccoli plants, but I'm growing them indoors. They're only about 3 inches tall so far. They seem to be growing pretty quickly. I hope to be able to transplant them to 5-gallon buckets when necessary. But, I want to be able to bring them in at night since there are raccoons around, plus I just want to see if I can grow them mostly indoors.

Using a net sounds like a good solution.